Public Policy

With the new leadership in the state government in 2019, advocates across New York have called on state leaders to push through long-stalled criminal justice reforms. A wide variety of proposals are on the table — ranging from bail reform, parole...

The Second Annual PNY Policy Forum will be an opportunity for Philanthropy New York members to hear from Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of The Nation and Board Member at Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation. Philanthropy New York...

While there has been much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including consensus among local policymakers to close Rikers Island and cut the number of people involved in the system by half...

With the November 2018 elections looming, we are seeing a wide range of individuals who are running for elected office at all levels of government and from different walks of life.